[1] A native of San Francisco, California, he studied at the Berklee College of Music and played in the Boston area early in the 1960s.

Following this he played with Charles Mingus, Mose Allison, Freddie Hubbard, and Walter Bishop, Jr., among others.

He moved to Los Angeles late in the 1960s, where he played with Milt Jackson, Frank Rosolino, George Duke, Cal Tjader, Jean-Luc Ponty, and Blue Mitchell.

He founded the Jazz Adoption Agency in the early 1980s, playing into the 2000s; the group included Andy Martin, Mike Fahn, Nick Brignola, Jon Nagorney, Keith Saunders, Tad Weed, and John Patitucci.

[2] With Walter Bishop, Jr. With Ted Curson With Don Friedman With Milt Jackson With Jean Luc Ponty-George Duke With Blue Mitchell With Cal Tjader